John Pedley
Sanctuaries and the Sacred in the Ancient Greek World
New York:
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
290 pp.; 126 b/w ills.
Paper
$31.99
(9780521006354)
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John Pedley has conceived Sanctuaries and the Sacred in the Ancient Greek World as a college-level introduction to Greek sanctuaries and their place in ancient Greek society. Particular emphasis is given to the natural and built appearance of sanctuaries, to the works of visual arts populating those spaces, to the visual experiences of visitors, to the ritual activities, and to the transformations of sanctuaries over time, from their origins up to the present. After outlining...